State gets fresh start in transportation

Thursday

Dec 20, 2007 at 1:00 PMDec 20, 2007 at 1:01 PM

In a recent letter to The (Baton Rouge) Advocate, Gov. Kathleen “new day” Blanco stated emphatically, “Investment in Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure has always been a priority of my administration.” I have had the occasion to travel many American highways and, in my opinion, we have some of the sorriest excuses for highways in the country. No doubt, she is a nice and honest person but when it comes to leadership, not so much.

Following recent elections, it is time for out with the old and in with the new. Governor-elect Bobby “fresh start” Jindal appears energetic and “chomping at the bit.” Hopefully, his enthusiasm and good intentions will not be thwarted by filling too many appointments with the same good old boys and gals, who were responsible for sinking Louisiana to the bottom of the all-things-good barrel. Realistically, his chances for improving Louisiana are likely good due to the influx of gazillions of federal dollars, a citizenry that wants change and his obvious passion for leading us upwards. It appears that he is young enough not to have been corrupted by the contagion of dirty politics and will work for his constituents and not just to get re-elected in four years.

In the Louisiana that I love, we will strive to rise to the top of the all-things-good list.At the end of Gov-ernor Jindal's first term, we hope to be able to say that he was a nice and honest person, possessing great leadership abilities.